Vulnerability Assessment

The wireless security audit from Ensign

Wireless network security consultants at Ensign design, deploy and integrate secure wireless infrastructures and frameworks officially accredited to carry restricted information and connect to restricted networks. As part of our services we can also offer two levels of wireless vulnerability assessment:

Full Vulnerability Assessment

This is a complete vulnerability assessment based on the individual needs of the customer. Full Assessment will include the following checks:

• Collection and assessment of wireless access point configuration
• Collection and assessment of wired and security device configuration
• Identification of wireless networks, configuration and security parameters
• Identification of potential Rogue clients and access points
• Perimeter wireless assessment
• Report detailing discovered vulnerabilities
• Security policy appraisal and assessment, change recommendations based on best practice
• Attack simulation and penetration testing
• Remediation report

Lite Vulnerability Assessment

Lite Assessment allows the customer to establish parameters for further action and includes the following steps

• Collection and assessment of wireless access point configuration
• Identification of wireless networks, configuration and security parameters
• Identification of potential Rogue clients and access points
• Perimeter wireless assessment
• Report detailing discovered vulnerabilities

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How Credit-Card Data Went Out the Wireless Door

In May the Wall Street Journal explained in great detail how hackers pointed a Wi-Fi antenna to a Marshall's clothing store and found that they were only protected with WEP. It did not take long to crack, and for 18 months credit card data was pulled out. They may have grabbed as many as 200 million card numbers from four years' records. While the hackers were stealing the data, they were selling it on the Internet on password-protected sites used by gangs who then run up charges using fake cards printed with the numbers....

"So, you will likely get some questions shortly (if you have not been asked already) about the wireless security that you have in place. If you still have WEP, I suggest you read up on WPA like lightning, and change to WPA or better wireless security... yesterday! Cuz' your WSJ-reading Board is likely going to ask questions about this. This is a very, very expensive thing to investigate and fix after the fact. Don't let it happen to you, it's a career killer."

Wall Street Journal - Friday May 4, 2007.